SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man charged with firing a gun at police during a protest march in June of 2020 in Wichita is set for arraignment Monday, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Henry Parker, 28, fired multiple shots at officers the during civil unrest on a Wichita street following protests on June 1. None of the officers was shot, but police say one officer’s helmet was hit by bullet pieces that had ricocheted near the officers.
Parker is charged with two counts of aggravated battery of an officer, 19 counts of aggravated assault of an officer and a weapons count.
Parker has previously been arrested and convicted on charges of fleeing and eluding law enforcement, theft, criminal possession of a firearm on school property, aggravated weapons violations, felon in possession of a firearm, and criminal threats.
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